Breakfast Of Champs

The High Schooler started 2-A-Days this week for soccer. He practices from 8 AM to 10 AM then back at 4 PM to 6 PM, 6 days a week. Here is his breakfast each morning. He needs something in his stomach before he goes to practice that wont make him sick. He is 16 and is hungry when he wakes up! So the Jello puts a little something in the belly and, of course, the Advil is for the aching muscles that will follow after practice. He has had raspberry, orange & grape...I am saving his favorite - strawberry banana for Saturday - this strategy I believe will get a big "I love You Mommy" from him on Saturday *nodding*. You see, during this week, no soccer balls are used in the AM session...FITNESS drills only! (I use this same philosophy for mammograms as well, take pain medicine BEFORE you go, ladies...although the mammogram places are not allowed to tell you this as they do not know your medical history... it will make your day by far, less painful).
This, I found out today, is what is being had for lunch by High Schooler...HELLOOOO...we are trying to get into better physical shape right now...how 'bout a salad, some fruit, or maybe some yogurt with cereal...Jeeeeezzzzz.

*shrugging shoulders* Awww heck...I love the kid anyway! I just can't help myself....

Chippies

These are homemade potato chips. I made them in the microwave. They are tasty, tasty tasty!
They taste nothing like the ones we buy in the store. So much fresher!

Here is the stuff I used. A russet potato, seasoned salt, a grater & microwave (not pictured...LOL). I washed the potato, then sliced it on that horrible slicer. Sprayed a glass plate with cooking spray; arranged potato slices on plate; sprinkled with salt, too much on first batch...oops. Put in microwave for 2 minutes. They aren't the crispiest, but that's probably because I didn't nuke them long enough. But I had read others had trouble with the potatoes sticking to the plate so I didn't want to test my luck.

I have discovered in the past couple of weeks, my kitchen does not have tools I properly require to cook with anymore. No meat mallet; hubby flattened pork chops with a hammer from his tool box last week & now this crappy slicer. Now I used to have a cheap mandolin somewhere. But I must have tossed it, (I know, I know - those that been in my house wont believe that I actually threw anything away), when I discovered the complicated tastes the boys had for food when they were younger - Kraft Mac-N-Cheese; chicken nuggets, pizza; etc.

The other day I had stopped at a friends house just before dinner & she was making home fries. Thinly sliced fresh potatoes, sliced red onion & olive oil. They smelled delicious! Another reason for me to get a good slicer! *nodding* ( I can only hope all I left her was the paperwork I had & not the nasty cold I came down with the next day!)

I think these will make an excellent healthy after school snack & morning snack at school ( we have new lunch schedule this year - recess before lunch - my boys will be starving by the time they get to eat lunch). I am also going to try sweet potatoes seasoned with cinnamon sugar.

And boys -- NO trading!